Thirteen Heavens.
Qi Yu and Si Qing were originally resting in their room.
But they were awakened by a rumbling sound.
Qi Yu opened her eyes and quickly transformed from her dragon form into human form, walking out of the room.
She saw a commotion outside, with many people gathered in the distance, looking at something.
"Sister, Sister, what's wrong?" Si Qing also felt the tremor and quickly ran out, grabbing Qi Yu by the side as he ran.
"I don't know either, I just ran out when I heard the sound. Let's go over there and see what they're all gathered around." Qi Yu pulled Si Qing and they ran out quickly.
Through the crowd, they vaguely saw bloodstains on the ground.
Qi Yu's heart skipped a beat.
Si Qing lifted Qi Yu so she could see from a higher vantage point.
Indeed, not far away, Qi Yu spotted the corpse of a Winged Tiger tribe member, already reverted to its original form.
This was a death row prisoner of the Winged Tiger tribe, one of her artisan team!
Qi Yu lowered her head and touched her wrist, finding that the protective talisman she had placed on the Winged Tiger tribe prisoner had not moved.
There was only one explanation for this situation: someone had killed him from behind.
And the person who could do this was definitely not the Blood Demon Fiend or any of his subordinates.
Because her protective talisman reacted to malevolent energy.
It could only be the Immortal tribe, or the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Thirteen Heavens.
Qi Yu's gaze immediately shifted to the heavenly soldiers and generals not far away, and to Yu Zhen, who had been standing silently in the corner.
No matter who had done it, it only proved that this Winged Tiger tribe prisoner had seen something.
Qi Yu closed her eyes and, through An Nuo's makeup mirror in the South Sea, transmitted a pre-prepared note to An Nuo.
Telling them to prepare for battle.
And to activate the water screen on the Winged Tiger tribe's side, allowing all Winged Tiger tribe members to witness what the Winged Tiger tribe prisoner had seen and experienced in the Thirteen Heavens before his death.
Then, she winked at Si Qing.
Si Qing nodded.
The next moment, he stepped in front of Qi Yu and shouted, "What's going on? What's going on? Why is our person lying on the ground? Who did this?"
Since his cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage and above, Si Qing's height had been gradually increasing. He was now considerably taller than Qi Yu, who only reached his shoulder when she stood up straight.
Coupled with Si Qing's extremely stern face, he exuded an extraordinary aura.
Therefore, when Si Qing shouted like this, he indeed attracted a large crowd's attention, and some people unconsciously made way for him.
"Apologies," a heavenly soldier said, cupping his hands towards Si Qing. "Your Highness the Crown Prince of the South Sea, Your Highness the Crown Princess of the South Sea, this craftsman from the Winged Tiger tribe deliberately eavesdropped on the conversation in the main hall, and was thus killed with a single spear thrust."
As he spoke, the heavenly soldier brandished the spear in his hand, which was still stained with blood.
Qi Yu quickly walked over and, before Si Qing could speak, angrily rebuked the heavenly soldier:
"What evidence do you have to prove that our person was eavesdropping on the Heavenly Dao Lord's conversation?"
"And even if such a thing happened, why did you act without informing us? This person, regardless of anything, was someone from outside who came to the Thirteen Heavens. If there was to be punishment or any action, you should have notified us first."
The heavenly soldier's face showed displeasure.
In his opinion, only those above the Ninth Heaven were considered immortals; those from the mortal realm were not considered true orthodox celestial beings.
Even with their celestial registry, in his eyes, they were not as high in status as he, who lived in the Thirteen Heavens.
Therefore, he was very displeased with Qi Yu's statement and even sarcastically remarked, "What are you people? Why should we notify you in advance? I advise you all to know your place. You are merely craftsmen invited to the Thirteen Heavens. You'd best behave yourselves and not go to places you shouldn't, or the consequences will be yours to bear."
Qi Yu and Si Qing exchanged glances.
Theoretically speaking, any accidents that occurred due to craftsmen moving about freely in the Thirteen Heavens should indeed be borne by the craftsmen themselves. However, their purpose for coming here was to stir up trouble.
Therefore, after exchanging glances, the siblings did not take the heavenly soldier's words to heart. Instead, they walked past him, intending to examine the corpse of the Winged Tiger tribe prisoner.
Seeing this, the heavenly soldier immediately blocked their path. "This craftsman was killed for wrongdoing. According to the rules of the Thirteen Heavens, the corpse is to be thrown into the wilderness to be pecked by vultures, and not to be taken away at will."
Qi Yu had come specifically to find trouble and cause a stir.
How could she agree to what the heavenly soldier said yesterday?
She immediately struck out with her palm, pushing the heavenly soldier back a few steps.
The artisan team, who had been watching with hostile intent, immediately let out a roar, as if seeking justice for their fellow craftsman. They rushed towards the Blood Demon Fiend's main hall.
Heavenly soldiers and generals began to fly towards them from all directions, attempting to repel them with their spears.
But Si Qing immediately struck out with his palm and then used his spiritual power to help push open the main hall door for the artisan team.
The area outside the main hall was in chaos.
However, the Blood Demon Fiend, who was cultivating within a barrier, was completely unaware.
Only when the door was pushed open did he suddenly open his eyes.
Those outside the door, seeing the main hall filled with dense barriers and emanating a sky-high malevolent energy, with the Blood Demon Fiend's red hair spread out and his hand pushing the back of the Heavenly Dao Lord, were all stunned.
Qi Yu's artisan team was relatively fine; they had been mentally prepared when they came.
On the other hand, the celestial attendants and heavenly soldiers and generals of the Thirteen Heavens.
They stared at the sinister and pale Blood Demon Fiend with wide eyes, letting out gasps of surprise.
The Blood Demon Fiend, who was at a crucial point in his cultivation, saw this scene and quickly raised his hand to use his malevolent energy to close the door. However, the surging blood qi made him unable to resist spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Meanwhile, Qi Yu stood outside the main hall, glanced at the stunned heavenly soldiers and celestial attendants of the Thirteen Heavens behind her, deliberately put on a look of panic, and then shouted:
"What was that just now? Why was there such strong malevolent energy around the Heavenly Dao Lord? Could it be that a demon has invaded?!"
Upon hearing this, the Thirteen Heavens descended into chaos.
Qi Yu and Si Qing exchanged glances and secretly transmitted a message to the South Sea, asking them to open the water screens of all realms.
After a few sticks of incense had burned.
The various tribes of the Three Realms, through the eyes of the prisoners, indeed saw the scenes the prisoners had witnessed in the Thirteen Heavens on the water screens.
A wave of uproar ensued.
The South Sea Dragon tribe, watching the images transmitted to the mirror by Qi Yu through the Yan Zhen Mirror under the water screen, lowered their heads and discussed amongst themselves:
"What's going on? Was that the Heavenly Dao Lord just now?"
"The Thirteen Heavens are such a sacred place, how could there be such strong malevolent energy? Considering the recent disturbances in the Three Realms, I never expected that the Heavenly Dao itself would have problems!"
"The Heavenly Dao has been controlled by demons!"
"But my son is still serving in the Thirteen Heavens, what should we do?"
The people of all tribes, watching the water screens and mirrors of their respective realms, became panicked.
An Nuo and Shao Feng exchanged glances, nodded at Yue Zhiyin, Sui You, Qi Nian, Chi Ming, Qi Yan, and Ming Lou.
After a short period of time.
The warriors of all tribes, who had long been prepared, gathered above the South Sea, treading on auspicious clouds.
They marched directly towards the Thirteen Heavens.
Yue Zhiyin, as the Heavenly Emperor, naturally stood at the forefront of the army. Clad in pure silver armor, he held a large banner and waved it, speaking in a deep, resonant voice to the Three Realms:
"As you all have seen, the Thirteen Heavens are in peril. The Heavenly Dao Lord has been controlled by external demonic malevolent energy, and the Three Realms are in imminent danger."
"Are you willing to join me in dispatching troops to capture them and ensure the safety of all beings in the Three Realms?"
After a moment of silence, the voices of support from the warriors of the Three Realms echoed through the heavens.
Within the Thirteen Heavens.
The Blood Demon Fiend, knowing that he had been exposed, wiped the blood from his lips, let go of the Heavenly Dao's body, and kicked open the hall door.
Instantly, the sky of the Thirteen Heavens was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and malevolent energy permeated every corner of the heavenly palace. All the heavenly soldiers and generals who were tainted by the killing intent had their spiritual power drained and vanished into dust.
Qi Yu and Si Qing, leading the panicked heavenly soldiers and celestial attendants of the Thirteen Heavens, tore through the heavenly gate's malevolent energy barrier of the Thirteen Heavens and fled towards the Ninth Heaven.
A fierce battle was about to commence.